Electric toaster with removable heating element



E. J. RICARD 2, 75 ELECTRIC TOASTER WITH REHOVABLE HEATING ELEMENT July2, 1940.

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Patentedlluly 2, 1940 i i UNITED STATES PATIENT OFFICE ELECTRIC TOASTERWITH REMOVABLE HEATING ELEMENT Elzear J. Ricard, Detroit, Mich, assignora rigltelin per cent to Fred C. Ju'erg'ens, Detroit,

Application November 3, 1938, Serial No. 238,502 1 Claim. (CD1. 2119-19)One advantage of this invention is to extend legs in as indicated.Mounted upon base i and the improvements set forth in an applicationsecured thereto in any approved manner is a filed by me November 3,1938, Serial Number metallic casing having back 2, top 3, and framed238,501. side openings t, said openings are for the ac- It is a wellknown fact that electricity is ap-- commodation of doors 5, and saiddoors are piv- 5 plied to various household appliances rendering oted tothe frame member as at 8 respectively. them decidedly more advantageousin every re- -Knobs 5A are provided for doors 5 and where spect, and oneof the most important of these shown, and a suitable spring may beemployed appliances is the electric toaster, although the but not shown,for automatically closing said 10 chief objection to the present type oftoasters is doors if preferred. 19 the fact that they can not be cleanedof falling As previously referred to as the outstanding bread crumbs ina satisfactory manner, and to feature of this invention, the removableheating my knowledge no efiort has heretofore been made element unitcomprises base 7 with leg 'lA formed so as to correct this objectionablefeature alat each end thereof, and referring to Figure 5 though the needhas always been apparent since it follows that base i is provided withlongithe introduction of this type of toaster. tudinally disposedchannel iB so that base 'lmay The outstanding advantage of the inventionis slidably en a e said channel. to provide a heating element unit thatmay be The bread supporting portion of the heating quickly and easilyremoved from the framework element unit has bottom rail 8 which isperma- 20 of the toaster thereby rendering the samereadily Hently fi edW h ba e and s g obliq e y 0 susceptible to being thoroughly cleaned ofbread m a d a s a plurality of bars 9 1111011 each crumbs and the likeand likewise reinserting the de e e d terminating to p rail 50 8 unitinto position for continuing the toasting O operation. Verticallydisposed plate ll being composed of Another advantage of the inv ti n ith any suitable refractory material is provided and 25 simplicity ofvits design and construction and the is i ly ure t bot m r l 3 n top mease in which it is operated, thus it would apit by clips i Wherindicated- Dear that it may be manufactured so that the Plate M isadapted to suppo t high resistance selling price thereof would notexceed that of the Wire the Strands of Which are fi around ordinarytypes new m v notches HA within plate it so as to keep said to With theforegoing in mind, it will become wire separated and which is therebythe heating readily apparent during the course or the followel me t. a dreferring t h m o F ure 6 ing detailed description that th i v ti nposit follows thatmetallic front it is provided and sesses furtheradvantages, also illustrated is permanently fixed with base i and toprail it.

throughout the accompanying drawi a d more Wires it from an electriccircuit connected with as full pointed o t in t appended claim, heatingelement was shown. It is also noted With reference to th drawing; thatpull MA is secured to front M for obvious Figure 1 is a side elevationassembly of the reasonscomplete toaster; and Figure 2 is a front elevaen e heating m n unit h wn in Fi 0 tion thereof. ure 6 is removablyinserted within the principal m Figure 3 is a top plan view of thecomplete frame member with base i engaging channel lB,

toaster. which serves as a guide for said element, and in Figure 4 is afront elevation of the toaster F gure 4 itis seen that socket 2A issecured to with the heating element unit rem v d, back i so as toreceive end lB as indicated in Figure 5 is a 'vertlca section taken uponline Figure a M VV of Figure l; v The heating element unit 1s securelylocked in Figure 6 is a, side elevation of the heatlllg'elepositionafter being inserted in the frame member ment unit. v by providingthreadedapertures it where shown Figure '7is an enlarged section takenupon line in Figure 4 and with unthreaded apertures being VII-VII ofFigure 2. provided in front M so as to align with aper- 50 Figure 8 isan enlarged sectional view showing tures l6 and with the use of knurledscrews ll how the arms of the heating element units engage (Figure 7)this fact is effectively accomplished. the principal frame member. It isnow understood that bread crumbs and flhe invention comprises principalframememthe like accumulating upon the floor of base l her having base Ieach corner of which is formed may be completely removed by releasingfront 55 N from the frame member by virtue of screws l1, and the heatingelement imlt quickly placed in position so as to restore the device forrepeat operation.

It is also understood that bread is inserted into the device throughdoors 5 and when toasted likewise removed through the same.

In conclusion it'may be added that the disclosure presented herewith ismerely illustrative of the general principle sought to be protected byLetters Patent, and any modification made during a probable furtherdevelopment of the invention for the market, would gifall consistentlyand pivoted at their lower ends, and a removable heater housed in saidcasing and insertable and removable through its open end, said heaterconsisting of a frame having upper and lower members each formed withside and end bars and an intermediate bar carried by its end bars, siderails extending between the upper and lower members and secured at theirends to the vside bars thereof, supports extending downwardly from thelower member for resting upon the bottom of said casing, a plate ofinsulation in said frame, clips carried by the insulation plate andengaged about the intermediate bars to mount the plate verticallybetween the upper and lower members, a plate at the outer endof saidframe constituting a closure for the open end of the casing, removablefasteners for the closure plate, a' terminal carried by said closureplate, and a resistance wound about the insulation plate and with itsends extending to said terminal. ELZEAR J. RICARD.

